🍏 Yabloko Plans to Nominate 300 Candidates Despite Growing Disqualifications Despite increasing pressure on its members, @YablokoParty intends to nominate around 300 candidates for the #StateDuma #elections2026. Party chairman Nikolai Rybakov spoke about this in an interview with @novayagazeta_en. According to Rybakov, #Yabloko expects that some candidates will be removed from the race and is therefore building a large personnel reserve to compensate for disqualifications. #Kremlin has increasingly used administrative and criminal cases to prevent opposition politicians from running for office. Among those expected to be barred from the ballot are Rybakov and his deputies Lev Shlosberg, Boris Vishnevsky, and Maxim Kruglov, as well as regional party leaders and activists in #Karelia, #StPetersburg, #Pskov, and Veliky #Novgorod. Many of these disqualifications stem from convictions under administrative articles related to alleged “extremist symbolism”. The fines themselves are often symbolic, but a conviction under such provisions prevents a person from standing for election for one year. Full text of the interview (in Russian): novayagazeta.eu/articles/202… #RussianOpposition #PoliticalRepression #RussianPolitics #RussianElections #Duma2026

Yabloko Politicians Continue to Be Barred from Elections Through ‘Extremist Symbolism’ Charges Svetlana Vasilkova, deputy chair of #Yabloko’s branch in #Pskov region and a municipal deputy in Pustoshka district, was fined 1,000 rubles (about €10) for allegedly displaying extremist symbols. While such fines are largely symbolic, a conviction under Article 20.3 of Russia’s Administrative Code automatically disqualifies a person from running for office for one year. As a result, Vasilkova will be unable to participate in the September 2026 regional elections. According to Yabloko, Vasilkova is the tenth party representative removed from electoral competition through this mechanism since late 2025. Similar penalties have previously been imposed on prominent party figures in #StPetersburg, #Pskov, #Novgorod, and #Karelia, including party chairman Nikolai Rybakov. The party says that a total of 32 Yabloko members have now been excluded from upcoming elections on various legal grounds. #Elections2026 #PoliticalRepression #RussianPolitics #RussianElections t.me/yabloko_press/3227

Rs 1 CRORE BOUNTY FOR DEMANDING RIGHTS PAKISTAN’S MASK FALLS AGAIN Imagine waking up to discover that the state has placed a bounty on your head not because you planted a bomb, attacked civilians or joined a terrorist organisation, but because you peacefully demanded rights for your own people. That is Pakistan’s reality in occupied Jammu & Kashmir. Authorities have reportedly registered sedition cases, issued arrest warrants and announced a Rs 1 crore reward for the capture of four leaders associated with the Joint Awami Action Committee. Their alleged “crime”? Demanding representation, accountability, affordable electricity, basic relief and an end to political manipulation. Pakistan’s priorities could not be clearer: Peaceful Kashmiri leaders demanding rights are hunted like terrorists. Meanwhile, leaders and operatives linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba have historically enjoyed protection, platforms and freedom to operate on Pakistani soil. So in Pakistan: ▪︎》Carry a placard—get a bounty on your head. ▪︎》 Question Islamabad—face sedition charges. ▪︎》 Demand your resources—be branded a traitor. ▪︎》 Preach extremism useful to the establishment—receive protection and privilege. And Gilgit-Baltistan knows the same colonial script. Islamabad wants GB’s mountains, minerals, rivers, strategic land and tourism revenue but not its people’s consent, constitutional equality or control over their own resources. Pakistan does not fear terrorism when terrorism serves its strategy. It fears peaceful citizens because peaceful citizens expose its exploitation. A state that treats civil-rights leaders as terrorists while pampering actual terror networks is not protecting law and order it is protecting occupation, elite privilege and institutional control. Rs 1 crore for capturing peaceful leaders? How terrified must Pakistan’s generals be of unarmed Kashmiris carrying nothing but public support and the truth? پُرامن رہنماؤں کے سروں پر ایک کروڑ کا انعام پاکستان کا اصل چہرہ بے نقاب ذرا تصور کریں: آپ نے نہ کوئی بم اٹھایا، نہ کسی شہری پر حملہ کیا، نہ کسی دہشت گرد تنظیم کا حصہ بنے صرف اپنے لوگوں کے لیے حقوق، نمائندگی، سستی بجلی، بنیادی سہولیات اور انصاف مانگا۔ اور جواب میں ریاست نے آپ کے سر پر ایک کروڑ روپے کا انعام رکھ دیا۔ پاکستان کے زیرِ قبضہ جموں و کشمیر میں چار احتجاجی رہنماؤں کے خلاف مبینہ طور پر گرفتاری کے وارنٹ، سنگین مقدمات اور ان کی گرفتاری پر بھاری انعام کا اعلان کیا گیا ہے۔ ان کا “جرم” کیا ہے؟ عوام کی آواز بننا۔ اسلام آباد سے سوال کرنا۔ اپنے وسائل پر حق مانگنا۔ سیاسی نمائندگی اور جواب دہی کا مطالبہ کرنا۔ پاکستان کا دوہرا معیار پوری طرح بے نقاب ہو چکا ہے: ▪︎》 پُرامن احتجاج کرو—دہشت گرد قرار پاؤ۔ ▪︎》 حقوق مانگو—سر پر انعام رکھ دیا جائے۔ ▪︎》 ریاستی پالیسی پر سوال اٹھاؤ—غداری کے مقدمات بھگتو۔ ▪︎》 مگر اگر شدت پسند گروہوں کے ذریعے ریاستی مقاصد پورے کرو—تو تحفظ، سہولت اور سرپرستی حاصل کرو۔ جیشِ محمد اور لشکرِ طیبہ سے وابستہ عناصر کو پاکستان میں برسوں سے جگہ، پلیٹ فارم اور تحفظ ملتا رہا، مگر پُرامن کشمیری شہری رہنماؤں کو “مطلوب” بنا دیا گیا۔ گلگت بلتستان کے عوام بھی یہی استحصالی نظام دہائیوں سے دیکھ رہے ہیں۔ اسلام آباد کو گلگت بلتستان کے پہاڑ، دریا، معدنیات، سیاحت اور اسٹریٹجک زمین تو چاہیے مگر وہاں کے عوام کو مکمل آئینی حقوق، وسائل پر اختیار اور حقیقی نمائندگی نہیں دینی۔ پاکستان کو اس دہشت گردی سے خوف نہیں جو اس کے مفادات کی خدمت کرے۔ اسے خوف اُن نہتے شہریوں سے ہے جو سچ بولتے ہیں، سوال کرتے ہیں اور ریاستی استحصال کو دنیا کے سامنے بے نقاب کرتے ہیں۔ پُرامن شہری رہنماؤں کی گرفتاری پر ایک کروڑ کا انعام؟ آخر پاکستان کے جرنیل نہتے کشمیریوں کی آواز سے اتنے خوفزدہ کیوں ہیں؟ دہشت گرد پراکسیوں کو سرپرستی اور حقوق مانگنے والے شہریوں کو سزا۔ #PoJK #GilgitBaltistan #JAAC #HumanRights #PakistanExposed #Kashmir #PoliticalRepression #CivilRights

Yabloko Leader in Yakutia Faces Prosecution Over ‘Undesirable Organization’ The authorities in Russia’s #Sakha #Yakutia Republic have opened another administrative case against Anatoly Nogovitsyn, the regional leader of #Yabloko, for alleged participation in an “undesirable organization.” According to Nogovitsyn, the new case is “almost identical” to the previous one. In March 2026, a court fined him 10,000 rubles (ca. EUR 100) over reposts linked to an organization designated as undesirable, even though the posts had already been deleted. This is not the first such case against the opposition politician. In July 2025, he was fined under the same article for failing to remove a four-year-old interview with the TV Rain (Dozhd) from his Telegram channel. Nogovitsyn is a former coordinator of Alexei #Navalny’s headquarters in Yakutsk and ran for the #StateDuma on Yabloko’s ticket in 2021. In recent years, he has faced multiple forms of pressure, including a 200,000-ruble (ca. EUR 2000) fine for “discrediting the army” and penalties related to his opposition to the abolition of direct mayoral elections in Yakutsk. #PoliticalRepression #RussianPolitics t.me/horizontal_russia/55605

89 Awami League activists detained in just 24 hours. Is this the "democracy" we were promised? Arresting opposition activists while preaching democratic values is the height of hypocrisy. The international community must take notice of the growing political repression in Bangladesh and demand accountability. @UNHumanRights @hrw @amnestysasia #Bangladesh #HumanRights #Democracy #RuleOfLaw #PoliticalRepression #FreedomOfAssembly #CivilLiberties #BangladeshPolitics

PAKISTAN RIGGED THE PROCESS THEN BEAT THE PEOPLE WHO RESISTED Gilgit-Baltistan did not witness a free election. It witnessed a controlled political exercise wrapped in ballot paper. Candidates pressured. Local voices silenced. Political space restricted. Institutions manipulated. People forced to fight even for basic voting rights. And when citizens came out to protest this rigged process, Pakistan’s answer was not dialogue it was force. Young people demanding dignity and representation were reportedly beaten, arrested, tear-gassed and fired upon. Some were reportedly killed and injured for daring to question Islamabad’s control. Ballots for the cameras. Bullets for the youth. Batons for protesters. Fear for anyone who speaks. This is the real face of Pakistan’s so-called democracy in Gilgit-Baltistan: manufacture a mandate, crush dissent, and call military-backed control an election. When people must protest to have their vote respected, the election is already a sham. When youngsters return from election season wounded or dead, the ballot has already been murdered. Pakistan cannot hide its atrocities behind election banners forever. The streets of GB are exposing the truth: this is not democracy this is occupation wearing a civilian mask. پاکستان نے انتخابی عمل کو پہلے دھاندلی سے یرغمال بنایا، پھر احتجاج کرنے والوں کو کچل دیا گلگت بلتستان میں یہ آزاد اور شفاف الیکشن نہیں تھا۔ یہ بیلٹ پیپر میں لپٹا ہوا ایک کنٹرولڈ سیاسی ڈرامہ تھا۔ امیدواروں پر دباؤ۔ مقامی آوازوں کو خاموشی۔ سیاسی میدان پر پابندیاں۔ اداروں کی مداخلت۔ اور عوام کو اپنے بنیادی ووٹنگ رائٹس کے لیے بھی سڑکوں پر نکلنے پر مجبور کرنا۔ جب لوگ اس دھاندلی زدہ عمل کے خلاف احتجاج کے لیے نکلے تو پاکستان کا جواب مکالمہ نہیں تھاطاقت، لاٹھی، آنسو گیس، گرفتاریاں اور مبینہ فائرنگ تھی۔ حقوق، عزت اور حقیقی نمائندگی مانگنے والے نوجوانوں کو مبینہ طور پر مارا گیا، گرفتار کیا گیا، زخمی کیا گیا اور گولیوں کا نشانہ بنایا گیا۔ کیمروں کے لیے بیلٹ باکس، نوجوانوں کے لیے گولیاں، احتجاج کرنے والوں کے لیے لاٹھیاں، اور بولنے والوں کے لیے خوف۔ یہی گلگت بلتستان میں پاکستان کی نام نہاد جمہوریت کا اصل چہرہ ہے: پہلے مینڈیٹ مینیج کرو، پھر اختلاف کو کچلو، اور پھر فوجی کنٹرول کو الیکشن کا نام دے دو۔ جب عوام کو اپنے ووٹ کی عزت بچانے کے لیے احتجاج کرنا پڑے تو الیکشن پہلے ہی فراڈ بن چکا ہوتا ہے۔ جب نوجوان انتخابی موسم سے امید نہیں بلکہ زخمی جسموں اور جنازوں کی صورت واپس آئیں، تو سمجھ لو بیلٹ بھی قتل ہو چکا ہے۔ پاکستان اپنی زیادتیوں کو انتخابی بینرز کے پیچھے زیادہ دیر نہیں چھپا سکتا۔ گلگت بلتستان کی سڑکیں سچ بول رہی ہیں: یہ جمہوریت نہیں یہ قبضہ ہے جو شہری لباس پہن کر آیا ہے۔ #GilgitBaltistan #FakeElectionsInGB #ElectionSham #VotingRights #PoliticalRepression #HumanRights #PoJK

PAKISTAN TURNED AN ELECTION INTO A KILLING FIELD Young people came out demanding voting rights, dignity and real representation. They were reportedly met with bullets. What should have been a peaceful election became a battlefieldexposing the real face of Pakistan’s iron grip over Gilgit-Baltistan and PoJK. Ballots for the cameras. Bullets for the youth. Arrests for dissent. Fear for anyone who speaks. Youngsters asking for rights have reportedly been killed and injured, while Islamabad still dares to call this “democracy.” This is not an election. This is state coercion dressed in civilian clothes. When the youth return from polling season in coffins instead of carrying hope, the ballot has already been murdered. Pakistan cannot hide military control behind election banners forever. The streets are speaking. The blood of the youth is exposing the sham. بیلٹ سے گولی تک پاکستان نے انتخابات کو قتل گاہ بنا دیا انتخابات کا دن عوام کی رائے، سیاسی آزادی اور پُرامن شرکت کا دن ہونا چاہیے تھا، مگر گلگت بلتستان اور PoJK میں اسے خوف، جبر اور خونریزی کے میدان میں بدل دیا گیا۔ نوجوان اپنے ووٹ، حقوق، عزت اور حقیقی نمائندگی کا مطالبہ لے کر نکلے مگر اطلاعات کے مطابق انہیں گولیوں سے جواب دیا گیا۔ دنیا کو دکھانے کے لیے بیلٹ باکس، اور حقوق مانگنے والوں کے لیے گولیاں۔ مقامی آوازوں کو دباؤ۔ کارکنوں کو گرفتار کرو۔ سیاسی میدان کو محدود کرو۔ احتجاج کرنے والے نوجوانوں کو نشانہ بناؤ۔ اور پھر اسے ’’جمہوریت‘‘ کا نام دے دو۔ جب انتخابی موسم میں نوجوان امید کے بجائے زخمی جسموں اور جنازوں کی صورت گھروں کو لوٹیں، تو سمجھ لینا چاہیے کہ صرف انسان نہیں جمہوریت بھی قتل ہو چکی ہے۔ یہ انتخابات نہیں۔ یہ بندوق کے سائے میں مسلط کیا گیا کنٹرول ہے۔ یہ رضامندی نہیں—جبر کو عوامی مینڈیٹ کا لباس پہنانے کی کوشش ہے۔ نوجوانوں نے حقوق مانگے، پاکستان نے انہیں گولیوں سے جواب دیا۔ #GilgitBaltistan #PoJK #FakeElectionsInGB #ElectionSham #PoliticalRepression #HumanRights

Turkey nearing point of no return on democracy, US lawmakers warn yespunjab.com/?p=262125 #Turkey #Erdogan #Democracy #HumanRights #EkremImamoglu #TurkeyPolitics #Authoritarianism #NATO #USCongress #JudicialIndependence #PoliticalRepression #WorldNews #BreakingNews #Geopolitics #TurkeyNews

In Hong Kong, people were detained simply for attempting to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre with candles and flowers. 37years later, the CCP remains so fearful of the truth that even peaceful remembrance is treated as a threat. This is what happens when freedom of expression, assembly, and conscience are replaced by fear, censorship, and state control. #Tiananmen37 #NeverForget1989 #HongKong #CCP #ChinaCensorship #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression #Democracy #PoliticalRepression #Authoritarianism #StandForTruth

PTI's Asad Qaiser barred from reaching Islamabad airport for a domestic flight. No warrant. No charges. Just state power flexing. Pakistan's playbook: disqualify candidates, jail activists, block travel. Democracy requires none of this. #Pakistan #PoliticalRepression

افغان حکومت مخالفین کو مسلسل انتقام کا نشانہ بناتی آرہی ہے ۔ سابق نائب صدر امر اللہ صالح #Afghanistan #AmrullahSaleh #AfghanOpposition #HumanRights #PoliticalRepression #AfghanPolitics #FreedomOfSpeech #CivilRights #Democracy #AfghanCrisis

🚨 The Berlin Apparatus Inside the Coordinated Terror Against Dissent‼️ #b2505 Yesterday again, we took to the streets of Berlin to demand an end to the war on Iran, a halt to the attacks on Lebanon, a Free Palestine, and an immediate stop to Germany’s complicity including the 30% of weapons it supplies to Israel. While a pro-Zionist counter-demo was staged nearby, let’s face it: the real threat wasn't them, most of this people choose site for convenience!! But It was the usual coordinated, state-sanctioned network of provocateurs and spies as always, working in direct collusion with an aggressive unfair police force to manufacture chaos, fabricate charges, and enforce what has become a climate of anti-democratic terror in #Berlin. You will see individuals who claim to be politicians, but are actually state-protected agitators acting as political plants. Armed with nonsensical quotes and irritating flags, they are given special, illegal permission by the authorities to walk not just near us, but inside our demonstration a blatant violation of protest protocols designed to maximize provocation and spark reactions. Notice the cameras pointed aggressively at everyone. These are not independent journalists; they are part of a targeted surveillance network. They film every face to build “dossiers”!? This data is fed into a machinery designed to inflict social death on activists leading to easy arrests, rushed to court dates, job losses, and the targeted freezing of bank accounts. The cherry on top of this corrupt cake is the presence of institutional figures who actively coordinate against us. The Tactic: A prominent representative from the media union leadership (dju within ver.di) was present on the ground. When this leadership element isn't there, an employee of the Israeli embassy frequently takes their place. These figures are in constant, open communication with the police, acting as handlers to direct state forces against peaceful protesters. ⚠️ Aggression and Manufactured Lies The level of anti-democracy has reached a terrifying peak. The police are no longer just presence; they are active combatants against the right to assembly. They utilize extreme physical aggression and outright lies fabricating narratives and inventing offenses on the spot?! solely to justify violent mass arrests and make our demonstrations as uncomfortable and intimidating as possible. This is no longer just about policing a protest. This is a coordinated infrastructure between aggressive police forces, embassy staff, compromised union elements, fake press, and street agitators. Their goal is the total devastation of our movement and the systematic destruction of the social and economic lives of anyone who speaks out. #Berlin has become a hub of state-backed intimidation, but exposing their tactics is our first line of defense. Keep your cameras out, document the lies, and stay tight. They want us isolated and afraid we choose solidarity. #BerlinProtest #StopTheWar #FreePalestine #HandsOffLebanon #HandsOffIran #GermanyStopArmingIsrael #PoliticalRepression #PoliceBrutality #DocumentTheTruth #DefendDissent

"Turkish democracy" works in its own unique way. Sensing a threat from CHP opposition leader Özgür Özel, Erdoğan used controlled courts to annul his 2023 election. Now, riot police have stormed CHP headquarters with tear gas and rubber bullets. He doesn't want an opposition. #Turkey #Erdogan #CHP #OzgurOzel #TurkishPolitics #Democracy #HumanRights #FreedomOfSpeech #PoliticalRepression #PoliceViolence #MiddleEast #BreakingNews

Iran’s leadership has launched a major propaganda campaign aimed at projecting national unity as the country faces growing economic pressure, war tensions and deep internal divisions. New state-backed messaging across Tehran highlights nationalism, military resistance and patriotic imagery instead of traditional revolutionary slogans, while authorities stage rallies, public weapons training and mass events to show public support. Analysts say the campaign reflects fears of renewed unrest as many Iranians remain skeptical over worsening living conditions and expanding political repression. #IranPropaganda #NationalUnity #MiddleEastTensions #EconomicCrisis #PoliticalRepression #OceanNewsUK #UK #Ocean #breaking #latest #London More On: oceannewsuk.com 📺Satellite - Asiasat7: Frequency 3880 H, Symbol Rate: 29720

Silencing opposition, denying medical care, and crushing dissent only weakens democracy further. Human rights and justice must never become political weapons. The world is watching. #ImranKhan #HumanRights #Democracy #JusticeForAll #PoliticalRepression #PTI #FreedomOfSpeech #

Silencing opposition, denying medical care, and crushing dissent only weakens democracy further. Human rights and justice must never become political weapons. The world is watching. #ImranKhan #HumanRights #Democracy #JusticeForAll #PoliticalRepression #PTI #FreedomOfSpeech #

First Court Hearing for Sadegh Saeedi-Nia, Detained During the January 2026 Protests; A Security Case Fabricated Against an Economic Activist The Judiciary of the Islamic Republic has announced the first court hearing for Sadegh Saeedi-Nia, an economic activist and manager of the Saeedi-Nia café chain, who was arrested following the nationwide protests of January 2026. According to the Iranian judiciary’s official media, the first hearing of Sadegh Saeedi-Nia’s case was held today, Sunday, May 17, 2026 (27 Ordibehesht 1405), in one of the branches of the Revolutionary Court in Qom. According to the report, the indictment issued by the Qom Prosecutor’s Office describes Saeedi-Nia as one of the “defendants in the American-Zionist coup of January 2026.” The charges against him include “propaganda activity against the regime,” “operational actions in support of opposition groups,” and “media activities against national security.” It has been reported that during the hearing, the prosecutor’s representative cited several actions as evidence of criminal conduct by Saeedi-Nia, including posting Instagram stories announcing the closure of Saeedi-Nia cafés on January 8 and 9, 2026, participation of some employees in protests, comments posted under content shared by Iranian media outlets abroad, and the temporary closure of the cafés during those dates. In response, Sadegh Saeedi-Nia rejected the accusations and stated that the closure of the cafés was an economic decision made under pressure and threats, denying any political intent or motivation. According to Dadban, attributing national security charges to an economic activist merely because of closing a business, publishing content on social media, or the behavior and opinions of employees—without presenting clear evidence of criminal conduct—is incompatible with the principles of legality of crimes and punishments and the principle of individual criminal responsibility. Furthermore, securitizing labor and economic activities and treating non-criminal behavior as evidence of crime constitutes a restriction on freedom of expression, legitimate economic activity, and a violation of fair trial principles. #Dadban #SadeghSaeediNia #FreedomOfExpression #IranHumanRights #PoliticalRepression

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